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THE FOURTH SEAL Revelation Chapter 6 VERSE 7 “When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.” This is the last in the series of Seals using the four Living Ones and the four horses. This is appropriate since the first four Churches...

“As stated previously the star or angel to the Church of Thyatira was Peter Waldo, a rich merchant of Lyons in southern France. Approximately A.D. 1157 several of the principal citizens of Lyons were conversing together on various matters, as was customary in Italy and France during the summer...

“The Fourth Church was Thyatira meaning “sweet perfume of sacrifice”, which is suggestive of relatively slow-burning incense and implies a long period of suffering. (Thya)-teiro denotes “to rub hard,” especially in regard to the effects of pain and sorrow on body and mind, “to wear away, wear...

THE THIRD TRUMPET Note: Brethren have come up with a number of seemingly viable explanations for the symbols in this Trumpet. It is altogether possible that more than one explanation works and is correct. When measuring the tabernacle with the standard 18-inch cubit, one set of excellent truths...

THE THIRD SEAL Revelation Chapter 6 VERSE 5 “When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So, I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand.” This Seal deals with the scarcity of good spiritual food due to...

Revelation Chapter 2 VERSE 15 “Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.” THUS, YOU ALSO HAVE THOSE WHO HOLD THE DOCTRINE OF THE NICOLAITANS. Several lessons appear in this verse. The word THUS is important. It links this verse to the previous...

Although we only need Verse 13 here to confirm to us whom the Lord’s third messenger was nevertheless a careful consideration the whole context in which it is placed will better serve us. So, we present here, the letter to the third Church in its entirety. Revelation Chapter 2 VERSE 12 “And to...

The Third Church and its Messenger “The angel of the Pergamos period, extending from A.D. 313 to A.D.1157, was Arius the presbyter of Alexandria, Egypt, who first began to attract the attention of the Christian world about the year 312. His opposition to both the theory of lordship in the...

The Third Church: was Pergamos: meaning “earthly elevation”, a most appropriate name for the age in which “Christianity” is exalted throughout the empire to the point where the “Christian” leader gains powers greater than the emperor. What a change from the persecutions of Smyrna! — a change...

THE SECOND TRUMPET Revelation Chapter 8 VERSE 8 “Then the second angel sounded: And something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood.” There were two trends working in the Smyrna Trumpet’s period: (1) There was terrible...

THE SECOND SEAL Revelation Chapter 6 VERSE 3 “When He (the Lord) opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.” I HEARD THE SECOND LIVING CREATURE: The four living ones or creatures mentioned here in the first four seals represent the four attributes of...

The Second Church: was Smyrna: meaning “bitter” and is most appropriate in light of the persecutions which characterized the era. An Important Preface to the Smyrna Period “Brethren are not all historians, and the histories of the periods which cover the Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, and Sardis...

Revelation Chapter 8 VERSE 2 “And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets.” Here again is one of those re-focus markers which John uses so effectively viz. AND I SAW. Had those who provided chapters and verses recognized this, Chapter 8 would have...

THE FIRST SEAL continued. As further evidence that although the first church possessed the white horse (the pure doctrine of Christ) in its possession, nevertheless those who were soon to be riding (controlling and directing) this doctrine were already aspiring to do so. “The apostle Paul...

THE FIRST SEAL Revelation Chapter 6 VERSE 1 and 2 “Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see. And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him...

The Seven angels of the Seven Churches The first Church: was Ephesus: meaning “First” or “desirable” this period covered the time in which the apostles lived beginning at Pentecost 33 A.D. to about 100 A.D. “The angel of this Church is the Apostle Paul who wrote the greater part of the New...

The History of the Gospel Age Church The importance of history cannot be overestimated most especially as it pertains to the history of the Gospel age church. Unfortunately, the vast majority of professed Christians have little or no knowledge of church history. They may know something about...

As stated in our previous post before we delve into the history of each of the seven churches and their respective angels, we would first like to ask, What are the qualifications for being one of the Seven Angels? The following excerpt comes to us from the New Albany Notes on Revelation...

The foregoing vision given Zechariah confirms what we were discussing in our previous post concerning the divine channels chosen to dispense the truth to the household of faith. In the narrative found in (Zech 4:1-14), Zechariah was given another vision by the angel of the Lord, and the angel...

The Seven angels and the Proper Food On the Lord’s Day the apostle John banished upon the island of Patmos was in spirit when he saw one like the Son of Man standing in the midst of seven golden lamp-stands. In his right hand he held seven stars. He later explained to John that the seven stars...